We often wonder how someone who once seemed completely sold out for Jesus could eventually walk away from Christianity.
But perhaps faith is rarely lost in one dramatic moment.
More often, what happens beneath the surface comes to light over time.
Jesus gave us a picture of this in the parable of the sower. Some seed springs up quickly but has no deep roots, and when hardship comes, it withers. Other times, what appears to be a crisis of faith may actually reveal something deeper about what a person has been trusting.
And this gives us an important reason to examine our own faith.
Is Your Faith Deeply Rooted?
It’s possible to know Christian language, attend church, read the Bible, serve, and participate in ministry without developing deep roots in Christ.
A strong-looking faith isn’t necessarily a deeply rooted faith.
Deep roots grow through God’s Word, prayer, obedience, worship, and allowing the Holy Spirit to expose what competes with God’s truth.
We can’t expect a deep faith from a shallow relationship with Scripture.
But shallow roots aren’t the only danger.
Sometimes faith becomes exhausted by legalism.
When we believe we must earn God’s love, approval, or acceptance, Christianity can become a spiritual hamster wheel. There is always another standard to meet, another sin to overcome, another way we aren’t doing enough.
Eventually, exhaustion can make freedom look attractive.
But freedom from legalism isn’t the same thing as freedom from Christ.
The answer to legalism isn’t abandoning Jesus. It’s discovering grace.
There is another danger: creating a God who looks more like us than the God revealed in Scripture.
If we believe God will always agree with us, never confront us, never judge, and never ask us to surrender anything we love, eventually we may discover that the God we’ve been trusting isn’t the God of the Bible.
Renewing Our Minds Means Examining What We Believe
This is why faith and renewing our minds are so closely connected.
We need to ask:
Am I deeply rooted in God’s Word?
Am I trusting Jesus—or trying to earn His approval?
Am I allowing Scripture to challenge me?
Am I surrounded by mature believers who will lovingly challenge me?
Am I worshiping the God revealed in Scripture—or a god I’ve created in my imagination?
The goal isn’t to live afraid that we’ll suddenly lose our faith.
It’s to cultivate a faith that is deeply rooted in Christ.
Stay in the Word. Pray. Worship. Stay connected to mature believers. Let the Holy Spirit search your heart.
And when Scripture challenges something you believe, don’t run from it.
Run toward Jesus.
A deep faith isn’t built in one dramatic moment. It’s built day after day as we learn to know God, trust Him, obey Him, and surrender our lives to Him.
Don’t settle for a faith that only looks strong on the outside. Let God make your roots deep.
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You're so very right! A strong-looking faith isn’t necessarily a deeply rooted faith. Beautiful blog, sweet sister!! Very encouraging read this morning ... 🙏💕
This line made me smile - A strong-looking faith isn’t necessarily a deeply rooted faith